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A Water Line Enters a House 2

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A water line enters a house 2.0 m below ground. A smaller diameter pipe carries water to a faucet 5.0 m above ground, on the second floor. Water flows at 2.0 m/s in the main line and at 7.0 m/s on the second floor. Take the density of water to be 1.0 x103 kg/m3. The diffenernce in pressure in the main line is 2.0 x 105 Pa, then the pressure on the second floor is:


A) 7.5 x 104 Pa with the main line at the higher pressure
B) 2.65 x104 Pa with the main line at the higher pressure
C) 7.5 x 104 Pa with the main line at the lower pressure
D) 2.65 x 104 Pa with the main line at the lower pressure
E) 9.4 x 104 Pa with the main line at the higher pressure

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